Individual Wealth Building

http://www.assetalliance.com/

The Asset Alliance is a group of experienced professionals from the Individual Development Account (IDA) and asset-building fields. Alliance members, located throughout the United States, deliver training and technical assistance at local, state, regional, and national levels and are dedicated to growing the asset development field. Read more about Asset Alliance...

Asset Funders Network

http://www.assetfunders.org

A consortium led by a steering committee of members from five foundations (Haas, Ford, Mott, Heron, and Annie E. Casey), the Network aims to support asset building for people of limited means. Areas of focus include Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), Children's Savings Accounts, retirement accounts, homeownership promotion, micro-enterprise promotion, access to education, and anti-predatory lending programs. Read more about Asset Funders Network...

Corporation for Enterprise Development

http://www.cfed.org

The Corporation for Enterprise Development works to promote asset-building strategies for both distressed individuals and communities as a way to ensure a sustainable economy accessible to all segments of the community. CFED maintains the IDA network, which links IDA programs across the nation. CFED provides economic policy design, research and analysis services as well. Read more about Corporation for Enterprise Development...

Doorways to Dreams

http://www.d2dfund.org

The Doorways to Dreams (D2D) Fund works to expand access to financial services, especially asset building opportunities, for low-income families by creating, testing and deploying innovative financial products and services. The group's Refunds to Assets program enables low-income tax refund recipients to automatically direct a percentage of their federal tax refund to a savings account, while its Online Individual Development Account program creates a web-based, integrated financial transaction and record keeping system to reduce IDA program overhead costs. Read more about Doorways to Dreams...

IDA Network (CFED)

http://www.cfed.org/programs/idas

The IDA Network is comprised of community economic development professionals, IDA VISTA (Volunteers in Service To America) members, account holders, financial institution representatives, federal and state policy makers, legislative staff, social policy researchers, press members, and others who share a commitment to expanding opportunities for low-income families to build financial and human capital. The website has links to a number of state and local IDA programs. Read more about IDA Network (CFED)...

National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families, Asset Building Program

http://www.nlc.org/find-city-solutions/iyef/family-economic-success/asset-buildi…

The Asset Building Program of the Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), a special entity within the National League of Cities (NLC), helps municipal leaders take action on a variety of individual asset building strategies, including homeownership counseling and incentives, individual development account programs, and asset protection measures to help families avoid predatory lending and other “wealth-stripping” practices. Read more about National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families, Asset Building Program...

New America Foundation

http://www.newamerica.net/programs/asset_building

Founded in 2002, the New America Foundation is dedicated to doing research, media promotion, and policy advocacy for the expansion of individual development accounts and other inclusive asset-building strategies. Its asset building website contains a wide range of information on policy, research, and news in the asset building field. Read more about New America Foundation...

Results

http://www.results.org

Working in over 100 communities throughout the United States, Results aims to reduce poverty both in the United States and abroad. Support for individual wealth-building programs are at the heart of its U.S.-based efforts, including support for micro-enterprise, Child Savings Accounts, and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). Read more about Results...

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